1200 block of 31st St.
Several Circulator Changes Starting Next Week
This caught GM a bit unaware: Next week DDOT is making some changes to the Circulator route through Georgetown. It primarily involves eliminating stops. According the the Post:
Stops will be eliminated at Wisconsin Avenue and P Street NW, both eastbound and westbound; at Wisconsin Avenue and N Street NW heading westbound, and at M and 31st streets NW heading eastbound.
A stop will be added at 35th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, where the Georgetown-Union Station buses turn around to head back toward Union Station.
DDOT has long disliked the fact that the Circulator goes up Wisconsin Ave. and blames this segment for delays on the line. It has repeatedly either tried to eliminate stops or eliminate the extension altogether. All the attempts at stop elimination have been rolled back (GM remebers, for instance, that the Wisconsin and R stop was eliminated a few years ago, only to return). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Even fake royalty loves the new Georgetown Waterfront Park.
- Rose Park, Frida Burling, each neighborhood jewels.
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Boggis and Bunce and Bean Better Watch Out
GM was looking out his window the other day and saw the this little guy hanging out in the parking lot of Oak Hill Cemetery. It’s a red fox. According to the National Park Service, this guy is part of a small population in Rock Creek. Apparently, there are about 6-8 fox dens in the park. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- WBJ confirms that Griffin Market will reopen as a butcher shop. They also confirmed the rumor GM heard but couldn’t confirm himself, namely that Jamie Stachowski will helm the shop.
- New movie set in G.U. coming out soon.
- Judging: Filomena.
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Not So Long Ago: M St. and Potomac
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Today for Not So Long Ago, GM finally gets back to M St. Specifically, the corner of M St. and Potomac.
In 1993, from right to left this corner held Fettoosh restaurant, Smash Records, Colorfax (a copy store), and Fettoosh Express.
Fettoosh served middle eastern fare. It was open well after 1993, and only closed a few years ago. It was replaced by Morso in the summer of 2010, which was open for about five minutes. It lost its chef before it even opened, and pulled a middle of the night disappearance a couple months later. It’s been empty ever since, although GM hears that Spike Mendelsohn is opening a Good Stuff Eatery here.
Smash Records, a favorite among teen punk fans, closed up shop in 2006, and eventually reemerged in Adams Morgan. The space was replaced with Annie Creamcheese, a vintage clothing store that seems to cater to a similar crowd. It looks like Annie Creamcheese has taken over the old copy store space too.
Fettoosh Express was a take-out space for Fettoosh. Morso similarly opened a “Morso Express” in this space. It also closed at the same time the main restaurant did. GM hears Good Stuff will also use this space, although it’s not clear whether this will be the take-out part of Good Stuff, particularly since Good Stuff is nothing but take out.
GM’s always wondered about this block. It looks like these windows might have originally been garage doors. Anyone know the history?
Here are the photos:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Random Duck.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Bill Dean’s arm candy.
- Hopefully this means Ed Hardy won’t be back a third time.
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